Synopsis Aboard the ship Scylla, there is no future or past. Jaq, her fickle lover Lily, and their all-female crew exist in an endless present. It’s better this way. At least it keeps Lily by Jaq’s side, where she belongs. But the meddling gods care little for Jaq’s longing, and despite her protective rituals, their […]
Horror
12 Horror Stories to Read for Friday the 13th
Happy Friday the 13th to all who observe, a day allegedly plagued with “bad luck.” Typically associated with broken mirrors, black cats, and walking under ladders, this unluckiness is intrinsically linked with horror and terror. We can also (probably) chalk this association up to the famous, classic horror slasher of the same name, Friday the […]
REVIEW: Yellow Tape and Coffee by Pat Luther
SYNOPSIS Four intertwining stories. Four points of view of a single large event. Four people from different backgrounds with different ideals. And a secret society of werewolves is unveiled in Portland, Oregon. For four hundred years, they have kept their secret. Some will do anything to reveal it. Others will sacrifice everything to keep it. […]
REVIEW: Curse of the Reaper by Brian McAuley
SYNOPSIS Scream meets The Shining in this page-turning horror tale about an aging actor haunted by the slasher movie villain he brought to life. Decades after playing the titular killer in the 80s horror franchise Night of the Reaper, Howard Browning has been reduced to signing autographs for his dwindling fanbase at genre conventions. When the studio announces a […]
REVIEW: Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi
SYNOPSIS For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He’s haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother’s life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of […]
REVIEW: My Heart is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy #1) by Stephen Graham Jones
SYNOPSIS In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for, Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in her own world, […]
10 SciFi Horror Books for Your October TBR!
October means spooky season is upon us and like many of us out there – we’re looking for that ‘mood’. So for the sake of giving some of my favorite reads a boost, here are 10 excellent Scifi Horror books to get you going. In this curated selection, I’ve selected books where Horror and Technology […]
TBRCon2023 Highlight: The Rise of Indie Horror (Panel)
Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Tim Meyer and authors Hailey Piper, Jonathan Janz, Chad Lutzke, Candace Nola and Zach Rosenberg for a TBRCon2023 panel on “The Rise of Indie Horror.”
Review: Mister Magic by Kiersten White
Summary Thirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children’s program Mister Magic, the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends, have spent […]
Review: Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
Synopsis Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she’d put in her rear-view. After a night out at a bar where she runs into Ian, an old almost-flame, […]
Review: The Night House by Jo Nesbo
Summary In the wake of his parents’ tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne. Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy […]
Review: Fever House by Keith Rosson
Synopsis A small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose dark powers threaten to destroy them all. “A modern-meets-classic horror story that keeps the stakes high until the very last sentence.”—San Francisco Chronicle “The unsettling darkness of Joe Hill meets the cryptic mystery of The X-Files.”—Delilah S. Dawson, New York […]